We have our own ways of looking after every child and take extra measurements whenever required. We monitor all the students and ensure their education is unaffected given their circumstances.
For all secondary school students:
| SEND monitoring | Interventions – School | Interventions – Outside Agencies |
|
All new students tested for Reading Age – Salford, and New Group Reading Test SIMs – raise on line (for grade predictions) SIMs behaviour analysis ATL feedback SEN Link Teacher Feedback LSA feedback Year Team Meetings Weekly SEND meetings Dyslexia and Dyscalculia Screening PASS |
Nurture groups in year7 and 8 led by a SEN specialist Life Skills led by a SEN specialist SLCN Intervention led by trained Speech and Language Teaching Assistants Lexia Reading Recovery Literacy Skills -Hodder Reading Scheme Numeracy Support in lessons Behaviour Intervention Social Skills Groups Alpha to Omega
Homework Club Games Club Lunchtime Support |
Educational Psychologist Speech and Language Therapy Special Education Resource Centre Joseph Clarke Vision Impaired Educational Welfare Service IPSEA School Nurse Social Services |
In addition:
| Year Group | SEND monitoring | Interventions – School | Interventions – Outside Agencies |
| Year 7 to 9 | Early Warning Meetings |
EAL and SEND literacy intervention Numeracy and literacy intervention SLCN intervention Programme Lexia Reading recovery |
Educational Psychologist |
| Years 10 and 11 | Early Warning Meetings |
EAL and SEND literacy intervention Numeracy and literacy intervention SLCN intervention Programme |
Educational Psychologist Connexions Careers Advice |
Primary Liaison
During the Summer Term, liaison meetings are held with the main feeder of the primary schools. The SENCO visits the Primary schools to meet the students and Parents, students and their Primary school SENCOs are invited to The Warren for a coffee morning and to tour the SEND department. Information about students with SEN is collated and transferred so that it can be used in SSSs and to inform the Year 7 grouping process.
Year 7 Target setting for students with statements of SEND
Initial targets for students in Year 7 with Statements are set at their last Annual Review in Year 6. These are then revised after the interim review which takes place during the Autumn Term, following discussion with the students and parents.
New Group Reading Test
All new students are to take the New Group reading test which enables us to identify students who, for instance, are competent readers with weak comprehension skills. The results are used to help us identify students who would benefit from inclusion on the Reading Recovery scheme.
Reading Recovery
During afternoon registration students use an age appropriate Lexia computer programme to improve reading, spelling, and comprehension
In-Class Support
The majority of support takes place within the classroom. Support is prioritised for students with Statements of Special Educational Needs and EHC Plans. There is also general support for students on SEN Support. Learning Support Assistants in class provide additional support for students that require it.
SLCN Literacy Skills Group
SLCN Literacy skills groups run for years 7, 8 and 9 and 11.
Skills covered in these sessions include:
- Reading (stories/plays)
- Writing (handwriting, written expression)
- Speaking (retelling stories, being able to justify an opinion, telling a story in chronological order)
- Listening ( listening, understanding and remembering what someone else says)
- Spelling ( 100/200 most common words)
- Reference skills ( being able to use a dictionary, an atlas, an index)
- Memory
- Self-esteem (We KNOW you CAN do well, we need to convince you!)
We will be working in different ways.
- Individually: you will be asked to work on an activity on your own.
- In pairs: you will need to discuss a topic with a friend.
- In a group: all of you will be asked to contribute to the class discussion. One of you will speak for the group during feedback time.
We will be using different resources:
- Worksheets
- The library
- The ICT suites
- The interactive white board
Groups run every term, one lesson a week. Progress is reviewed at the end of each term.
Social Skills group
In Years 7, 8 and 9 an intervention will be initiated for students to increase their personal awareness around the school and environment
CATs Testing
Is an assessment of a range of reasoning skills. The tests looks at reasoning in three types of symbols: words, numbers and shapes or figures, i.e. verbal, quantitative, and non- verbal reasoning
Homework and Games Club
Activity club, film club and Sports club for students with SEND takes place every day between 1:20pm and 2:00 pm. Special needs teachers and LSAs are available to support students with their homework after school between 3:30pm and 4:40pm and to discuss any other concerns.